good heavens
Americaninterjection
Example Sentences
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Thank the good heavens for Moms Deloris Jordan!!
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2020
Nobody should get too carried away but, good heavens, it is hard sometimes.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 24, 2018
“Folks,” he said in a broadcast that July, holding up a picture of the ad, “I know that it’s not fair to make fun of somebody’s name, but, good heavens, Gosselin?”
From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2016
But, good heavens, we need to speed up.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 1, 2013
“Didn’t you know? Hasn’t Atticus gotten around to telling you that? Why, I’m amazed at Zandra not . . . good heavens, I thought all of Maycomb knew that.”
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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